William Devanna

ROCHESTER — William "Boodsie" Devanna, 50, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at his home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Posted Dec. 1, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Posted Dec. 1, 2012 at 2:00 AM

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ROCHESTER — William "Boodsie" Devanna, 50, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at his home after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Boodsie was born on Dec. 29, 1961, in Everett, Mass., the son of Barbara (Cohen) Devanna and the late William J. Devanna.

He lived most of his life in Portsmouth.

He received his associate degree in culinary arts from the Thompson School at the University of New Hampshire.

He was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church of Corpus Christi Parish in Portsmouth and recently of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Rochester and lived his faith.

He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Boodsie ran family restaurants in Hampton for two decades, later starting his own business.Surviving members of his family include his wife, Dawn (Dragon) Devanna of Rochester; his mother, Barbara (Cohen) Devanna of Berwick, Maine; a brother, Michael Devanna; four sisters, Denise (Devanna) Foster of Berwick; Debby (Devanna) Metcalf and her husband Richard of Eliot, Maine; Mary (Devanna) Metcalf of Berwick; and April (Devanna) Cote and her husband James of Somersworth; his stepdaughter, Rebecca Casagrande of Syracuse, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his stepson, Dennis Casagrande.

SERVICES: Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 at the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home Buckminster Chapel, 84 Broad St., Portsmouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 189 North Main St., Rochester. Friends are invited. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick School, 125 Austin St., Portsmouth, NH 03801. Visit www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com to sign an online guestbook or send a private condolence, gift or sympathy card.